tl;dr
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breathless jubilation by the Left
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a young brown Muslim American New Yorker
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we live in exciting times
Summary
Everyone has takes! Here's one worth reading (Substack that taught me the term "sewer socialism"), and here's a highly entertaining watch (1:35 on YouTube).
Saagar was a bit bleh, in a I-see-you-brown-king-but-this-politics-is-my-thing-bruh tone lmao, while Krystal Ball was definitely more enthusiastic lol. Mamdani's win will probably turn out to be a seismic shift in the Democratic Party--which everyone basically agrees is necessary--and if so, will be interesting for the US and the world.
I just want to try to capture some of my first-24-hours reactions. I feel excitement for a leftist politician for only the second time in my life, not since Yitzhak Rabin and his hopeful message of peace.
These Are My Confessions
I first saw his name on mailers several weeks ago, vilifying the NY Assemblyman as a socialist and vaguely gesturing in the direction of jihadist-sympa...
